Very quiet during the week. A lot of seasonal campers. A bit more lively on the weekend as families arrived. There were planned activities over the weekend (although we did not attend them). Dirt roads were dusty or muddy depending on weather, but not too bad overall. Lot's of pretty walking areas & do-do drop offs. Pool was a bit cloudy/green so we did not use it. Walmart nearby, not much else to do without a car, but would have access to Catskills and other attractions, if a car was available. Had a great site, with nice view, so would ask for the same, or in that row, if we go back. Hook-ups were set pretty far back, so we had to back in to the very back of the site, right up next to a shed. - Wendyogs

Aug 2018 -
$50.00

We are told new owners in their 2nd year, trying to rebuild a campground that was not maintained and also bring back lost business, due to past owners. Some positive aspects are a small swimming pool, most sites are fairly large, majority of sites have W.E.S., a few small cabins and RV rentals, planned activities on weekends, small well stocked store at office, Good working WiFi, and nice new owners. Now some of the things that need upgraded. Only a few pull-thru sites, with only 30 amp. Most sites are back-in only with very little shade provided and only on the back of the sites along a tree line. Most of the sites are fully open to the sun, which can make your RV very hot. Bathrooms are old and dated, but some new fixtures and counters were installed. They were adequate, but showers and stalls will eventually need to be upgraded. The roads are dirt with many rocks and potholes. We experienced both dry and wet roads, which are both equally bad. On rainy days the roads are muddy and potholes filled with water. Terrible and slippery situation. When roads are dry the dust is very bad. Campground seems to have a breeze, that blows often. This alone creates road dust. Passing autos also makes a horrible amount of dust, even driving slow. Unfortunately, the cars and trucks in the campground drive really fast, which blows a ton of dust and can leave you gasping for your breath. Golf carts are also allowed and campers drive these way too fast. We even noticed some staff members driving way over the 5 m.p.h. speed limit and spreading dust. This also lends to the massive dust clouds, which blow everywhere. Between the mud and dust, our Pickup truck was filthy everyday. We travel this area often and hope the owners will do something to improve the roads. Stone of some sort would be a great upgrade and solve this dilemma. If this is fixed in a timely manner this campground will be well on its way to becoming a truly great place to visit. - Lone Star duo

Jul 2018 -
$38.00

Friendly new owners continue to work hard with their ongoing improvements. WiFi is terrific in all areas now that they have installed wiring; so with a Roku stick, TV should be no problem. Added new playground, gaming equipment, updated game room, teepee, cabin with amenities. Campers are friendly. Some seasonal sites. Not a lot of shade but there are trees that give some shade sometime during the day. Added more 50 amp sites, so electric was no problem. Could run A/C, computer, lights, fridge etc. Gravel roadways not perfect, but I'm sure are on their 'to do' improvement list. Great activities at weekends, quiet during week. - The Brit

Reviews of Hartwick Highlands Campground

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Aug 2019 -
$49.00

We enjoyed our stay at Hartwick Highlands Campground. We stayed in the wooded F sites area of the campground. Considering our site was full hook ups, it was large, level and very wooded with better than average privacy. Noticed most other sites in our area were similar. Roads & sites that we noticed were crushed stone and in good condition. Week signal on our Verizon cell, WiFi was poor which included just outside the office/store. Advertised heated pool was COLD. Campfire wood was green. Bathrooms/showers kept clean. Noticed sites were available for the larger RV's over 40' especially in the non-wooded areas of the campground. Friendly and helpful staff. We enjoyed this campground and would certainly return or recommend this place to anyone. - mdcamping

Jul 2018 -
$49.00

Rural setting with open and wooded campsites. We stayed in the open section which was on a gentle slope, grassy, and spacious. - User2914

Sep 2017 -
$41.00

Stayed 2 nights in a 43' motorhome to visit Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Easy drive on US-28 from I-88. Better to use Seminary rd. to enter CG instead of Burke Hill Rd. Arrived after 5pm and owner was waiting for us and escorted to site-FHU PT, level, gravel, easy to navigate. Took care of payment next day. Family run CG, very friendly and helpful staff. Beautiful CG with open spaces and wooded areas. Utilities worked well. Lots of room to walk. Great dog park with doogie bags. Small office with essentials. Clean facilities-used washing machines. Pool closed, end of season, CG is seasonal and closes in Oct. When in this area will stay here again. - RTM

Reviews of Cooperstown Beaver Valley Cabins & Campsites

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Aug 2019 -
$45.00

We came here sight unseen like so many of the places we go and everything was AWESOME! The owners and staff were helpful, friendly and accommodating! The sites were awesome from full hookups to tent sites and they have cabins too. Lots of treed sites some very wooded to open sites. Clean bathrooms and laundry and the pride these people feel for this place is VERY evident. 2 baseball fields, fishing ponds, dog area and kids playground. The only negative is the internet service is lacking at the sites, but they do have an "internet cafe" at the office. This was our kind of camping! We are definitely planning a return trip. - Jennie and Kelly M

Aug 2018 -
$40.00

Rate is based on weekly charge. Spent a rainy week here with family assembled to watch 12-year-old nephew play in a baseball tournament in Cooperstown. Check in was friendly and courteous, although an escort to our site would have been helpful. Interior roads are gravel with adequate room. Our site was a beautiful wooded, wide pull through with rustic charm (but water and electric only). Verizon service was spotty as was the campground supplied WiFi. No cable tv with some OTA stations available depending on your campsite. Fishing pond, paddle boats, and playground were a hit with nieces and nephews; the pool needed some TLC. Several cabins and two baseball fields for rent seemed well-utilized. Bathrooms were nice and very clean including two shower stalls ($.25 for 6 minutes). Picnic table and fire ring at each site. We had a great time here and would return if we were in the area. - Janau NC

Jul 2015 -
$46.00

This is a family campground which runs baseball training camps for kids. There are two baseball fields in the park, one of professional dimensions. We were there to visit the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, about 12 miles from the campground. The access road off Highway 28 starts with a very steep hill and then winds uphill for several miles. Near the top of the hill you turn left at the T and the road gets even smaller with trees impinging on the roadway. It is a short distance but we had to pull over to allow opposing traffic to pass without driving through trees. Once in the park, there is plenty of room to maneuver. Office personnel were very friendly. Our site was located next to some cabins which housed a youth baseball team that was competing in a tournament in town. Parental supervision was lacking, children left trash left on our site and in our fire ring. Noise wasn't a problem, all activity ceased by quiet time. The sewer connections was an 8" tall pipe, gravity flow was not possible. I used our macerator to pump the tanks rather than fight with the 3" hose full of sewage. Wifi was working for us which was good because we were pretty much off the grid for cell phone service. - LivinTheDream

Reviews of Glimmerglass State Park

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Jul 2019 -
$21.00

Lovely, small NYS campground on Otsego Lake about 8 miles from Cooperstown. The campground was quiet despite being full for the weekend. Many families but everyone quieted down around 9 pm. The sites were spacious and partially shaded. The grass was clipped short and campground crews cleaned each site quickly each morning as units departed. Definitely bring your bikes and kayaks. Nice trails in the park and good kayaking available on the lake. There is a car top boat launch right at the campground. We rode over to visit Hyde Hall up on the hill from the beach and for a separate fee had a nice tour of the home built in 1820s. There is a covered bridge easily accessible by car, foot or bike to see as well. The beach was spacious but the water was muddy and full of weeds blown in from the lake. More squeamish bathers might not want to go for a swim and I did feel the need for a shower afterward. The Lifeguard said it was especially bad due to the 25 mile/hour winds blowing up the lake and pushing in the seaweed. Our Verizon worked well. Our site was rated up to 40 feet and it certainly would handle a 40 footer. Just be careful when booking sites since the campground road is a loop and backing in would be tricky for some sites if you have a large rig. Look up NYS campsite photos and you will find photos from different angles and the roadway to see if the site will work for your rig. Don't try to drive a larger Motor home into Hyde Hall entrance due to 1 lane road and small turn around at the end. Park and either drive your car or take your bike. We plan to visit again since we had a family medical emergency and had to leave early before seeing Cooperstown and enjoying more of the park. - PENNY

May 2019 -
$30.00

We reserved site 5 on Reserveamerica, evidently there is a 'glitch' in the system and they were going to put us on site 7 which was too short. The management moved us to site 17 which was great. Opening weekend so park was packed with lots of kids and dogs. Was quiet at night though, rain might have had something to do with that. We might stay here again if in the area. - jtl2

Sep 2018 -
$33.00

Glimmerglass State Park is on the edge of Otsego Lake, the Glimmerglass Lake of James Fenimore Cooper's "Leatherstocking Tales." The park, and the lake it sits next to are beautiful, in that tree lined, Upstate New York way. The campground is small (39 sites). Sites are spacious, relatively flat, and have electric, gravel pads, picnic tables, fire pits, and barbecues. There's a dump station and water near the entrance. Dumpsters and restrooms are near the center of the campground, but the restrooms are not something I would use by choice. Checkin was typical New York State Park checkin. The woman behind the desk was friendly, and not only showed us where our site was on a map, but told us about activities and hiking trails. Verizon service was fine. AT&T didn't work at all. My main issue with the park was on the weekend. During the week it was quiet and half deserted, but on the weekend, the weekend crowd from the city was there. Lots of screaming kids until late at night. - AnnP

Reviews of Cooperstown Family Campground

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May 2019 -
$57.00

This is a quiet park off the beaten path. The restrooms are rustic, very rustic yet are flushable. There are two large fishing ponds, but you have to really work at catching fish, they don't bite anything in the water. Most of the sites are back-in. Sites 1-6 were pull-through with full hook ups. You pull into the site and then pull out across the lawn to leave. For it being Memorial Day Weekend the only activities they had was a hayride at dusk. The pool is located across the street, I was told the hours were 11am-7pm but when I went to check it out it the gate was locked with a padlock. Roads were dirt and sites had some gravel pads. They charge extra for cable, I recommend paying for it because we couldn't pick up a radio station or antenna channels. Cell service was very spotty with both AT&T and Verizon, one bar here or there if you were lucky. Wifi was available but it wasn't even good enough to check my email. We had a strong signal, not far from the office, so I don't know what the deal was. - AJay

Jul 2018 -
$43.00

Great family campground with lots of activities for the kids. Lots of open grassy areas for kids to run. The bathrooms closest to us were rustic, smaller and no hot water. Site was grass and our site had some shade. Nothing to separate sites so you would know your fellow campers if staying more than a day. Proximity to National Baseball Hall Of Fame was quite good. Park was quiet at night. Real comfortable feel to the park. Staff were great with helpful tips about seeing the Hall Of Fame. - DRKM

Aug 2016 -
$45.00

My wife and I are seasonal campers. Since the change in ownership, there have been several upgrades made to the campground. Owners are very accommodating and pleasant. Everything is kept clean and in good repair. Our children love the pony rides and hayrides. Pancake breakfasts on Sundays help benefit Wounded Warrior Foundation. The pool has a new liner and is always clean. Kids love fishing in the pond. We have never had a bad experience at this campground; I highly recommend it! - NFlihan

Reviews of Cooperstown Shadow Brook Campground

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Sep 2018 -
$50.00

Very nice park staff in the office was stellar, and the gentleman who took us to our site was great, he helped my wife back in the coach. Everything worked great they had over 4 inches of rain in 36 hours, so it was a little muddy. Other than that it was a great time and our neighbors across they way were a hoot, when back will differently stay again, Cooperstown and the Baseball hall of fame are well worth the trip just 10 miles from the park. The town has everything baseball. Make sure you have someone take you to your site if you have a big coach, they were great. - tazman1953

Jun 2018 -
$55.00

Started fine with a warm greeting and a friendly escort to our site. Rules state no one admitted after 9 pm. At 10:30 pm a big country fifth wheel spent a while trying to back into the site next to ours. Barking dogs and loud parties were normal in the tenting area across from us. No go places to walk out dogs Sewer hook up above camper discharge. $5.00 a day extra for 50 amp. Constant hammering and sawing while people constructed decks etc. Not our best camping experience and to top it off there were five gunshots on Sunday morning at 7 am. Called the 24 hour phone number we were given only to get an answering machine and no call back. My advice is to avoid this campground. - User1308

Aug 2017 -
$50.00

Great place. Sights are over sized. Owners are very attentive. Very quiet. Sites were level. You were escorted right to your site so there never any confusion. Planning on going back. - Sowich25

Reviews of Cooperstown Deer Run Campground

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Aug 2016 -
$45.00

We stayed here for an extended time during an emergency. I cannot say how accommodating these people were. The location worked out well since it is close to Cooperstown. We only used the laundry which was adequate. It's quiet and in a lovely area. This is not a resort. - AZtravler

Aug 2016 -
$40.00

We were guided to our site, all sites on grass. We were told after we set up and asked about 50 amp, there were only 2 with 50 amp. We stayed where we were. We had our mail sent here, that as okay, and we received it. We then had our ac thermostat fixed and sent here. We need it to run our ac, but they lost it. We checked with the Post Office and they have GPS

showing it was delivered to the Park. The office is not secure. The roads are awful. - gosee

Aug 2016 -
$23.00

The developed part of the park is totally taken up by "full-timers". The overnight guests are relegated to the fields, where there are no roads, we just drove out on the grass. The owner told me they only had one 50 amp site. The bathrooms were clean from what I could tell, but I wouldn't shower in them, they were rudimentary at best. Driving up to the "office" you notice all the clutter and junk that they have lying around the front building. That clutter pretty much extends throughout the park. The WiFi only works in the main office, and since we were parked WAY in the back field, we had to drive to the office for use of the internet. I had no phone service thus couldn't use my AT&T internet, either. I have to say though, that the owners would do ANYTHING they could for you....though the woman was a heavy smoker. It was OK to stay for a couple of nights at the Passport America price, but I would have rated it "poor" for the advertised (no discount) fee. - overogal

Reviews of Max V. Shaul State Park

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May 2006 -
$21.00

This State Park is nice. The bathrooms were clean, but the men's bathroom smelled. We were infested with caterpillars (300 or 400 on our camper). I was told this happens once every ten years. Their constant droppings sounded like rain. Most campers left. The sites are nice and I would stay again. - steveo

Reviews of Deer Haven Campground and Cabins

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Jul 2011 -
$42.00

First of all, if it rains you will need a 4-wheel drive motorhome or other vehicle to go up the long, steep, curving and winding dirt road to the campground. On a dry, clear day our motorhome and black jeep were covered in dirt and dust so much so that the jeep looked "white." We were shown to a pull-through site that was SO uneven that we could not level, even using all the boards we carried. To make matters worse, people from the row behind us were using our campsite as a path to and from the swimming pool. And our campsite was not wide. After 45 minutes of all this, we determined we could not stay here, even for one night. The owners did give us a refund. Good luck if you have to go up that road to the campground if it's wet. - RV Fun

Jul 2011 -
$45.00

After reading the reviews we found this park to be a disappointment. Only one review mentioned that the road in was a little rough. It was much more than that. It is a VERY steep, gravel road, very dusty and it is too difficult for a Big Rig. We didn’t have a choice as there is no place to turn around until you get to the top. The water had a metallic taste and smell and the pressure was low. While the spots are very large and wide they are not anywhere near level. There is no cable TV and only a few spots are open enough to attempt to get satellite TV. They advertise wi-Fi but it is not free. It requires payment to an outside vendor for a daily, weekly or monthly rate only good for one computer and the signal is pretty weak. They seem to be more geared to weekenders and renting out the cabins they have. After 9 years of full timing all over the US we do not feel this is a Big Rig friendly park and it is overpriced for the amenities they provide. We will not be returning. - thelackemanns

Jul 2011 -
$35.00

This is the second time we have stayed at this campground. We stayed here because it is close to the AllStar Village that our son played in. We loved being here! The view is beautiful, the owners are top notch, and the location is peaceful. The owners are constantly making improvements. They have added a mini playground area and laundry facilities were being added right when we left. We will camp here again with out any hesitation. Thanks for a great week! - mattnick2